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the were the einstein's in carnegie's but also the millions of women and men whose names history may not remember, but whose actions helped make us who we are. they build a comedian by hand, brick by brick. they all came here knowing that what makes someone at american is not just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles. and the faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere could write the next great chapter of our story. and that is still true today. allen is here this afternoon. he is around here -- there he is, right here. [applause] now, allen was born in mexico. [applause] he was brought to this country by his parents when he was a child. growing up, he went to an american school. he pledged allegiance to the american flag. he felt american in every way and he was. except for one. on paper. in high school, allen lost his friends, of age, riding around town with their new licenses, earning extra cash from their summer jobs at the mall, and he knew he could not do those things. it did not matter that much. what mattered to him was earning an education so he could l
the were the einstein's in carnegie's but also the millions of women and men whose names history may not remember, but whose actions helped make us who we are. they build a comedian by hand, brick by brick. they all came here knowing that what makes someone at american is not just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles. and the faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere could write the next great chapter of our story. and that is still true today. allen is here this...
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they were the einsteins and the carnegies, but they were also the millions of women and men whose names history may not remember, but whose actions helped make us who we are, who built this country, hand by hand,rick by brick. they all came here knowing that what makes somebody an american is not just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles. and the faith in the idea that anyone, from anywhere can write the next great chapter of our story. and that's still true today. just ask alan. alan's here this afternoon. where's alan? there he is, right there. now -- alan was born in mexico, he was brought to this country by his parents when he was a child. growing up alan went to an american school, pledged allegiance to the american flag, felt american in every way, and he was, except for one, on paper. in high school, alan watched his friends come of age, driving around town with their new licenses, earning some extra cash from their summer jobs at the mall, he knew he couldn't do those things. but it didn't matter that much. what mattered to alan was earning an education so h
they were the einsteins and the carnegies, but they were also the millions of women and men whose names history may not remember, but whose actions helped make us who we are, who built this country, hand by hand,rick by brick. they all came here knowing that what makes somebody an american is not just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles. and the faith in the idea that anyone, from anywhere can write the next great chapter of our story. and that's still true today. just ask...
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einstein discovered relativity. but he did not invent it. no one recognized it. everyone's calculations were off. i submit the math that a tipping point it out there and it is about $22.70 trillion. if it reaches that point, we will not be able to get it back. with the taxes mr. obama has instituted and the growth rate of this country, even if we do not spend another dime over what we spend currently, it will take 128 years to resolve those trillions and trillions of dollars that we know. i have graduate students that could not tell you what $1 trillion is. what makes you think politicians can? >> stay with us for a moment. i want to read you a headline from where our last guest was from. with the national economy ticking up, states are poised to finally rebound from the recession lingering revenue crunch. continued budget delays may dampen those prospects. for all the talk about the fiscal cliff, states already know what a free fall in revenue feels like. tell us about what you think kentucky is facing. you talk about the debt and the deficit, but how these fede
einstein discovered relativity. but he did not invent it. no one recognized it. everyone's calculations were off. i submit the math that a tipping point it out there and it is about $22.70 trillion. if it reaches that point, we will not be able to get it back. with the taxes mr. obama has instituted and the growth rate of this country, even if we do not spend another dime over what we spend currently, it will take 128 years to resolve those trillions and trillions of dollars that we know. i...
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einstein said the definition of insanity is to continue to do the exact same thing and look for different results. what really concerns me is how the federal reserve is going to try to step in and stimulate the economy to the tune right now of about $85 billion that they're printing to try to buy up our own debt and our treasury bonds so they can stimulate the economy that way. >>brian: i have a personal story that could help clarify this. when i first got my car, i used to stare at engines and said i don't get it. i brought it to my mechanic on a regular basis and always had problems with it. my brother said why do you keep taking it to the same mechanic, you have problems. i said i like the guy. i was low information because i didn't know anything about engines. number two, i took him to the same mechanic because i liked the guy. by the way, i ended up selling the car. >>gretchen: do you still go to that mechanic? >>brian: no. he moved on. >>gretchen: now you don't like him? >>brian: everybody has to go to their dealer now. >>gretchen: i understand your analogy, though. it is a good one
einstein said the definition of insanity is to continue to do the exact same thing and look for different results. what really concerns me is how the federal reserve is going to try to step in and stimulate the economy to the tune right now of about $85 billion that they're printing to try to buy up our own debt and our treasury bonds so they can stimulate the economy that way. >>brian: i have a personal story that could help clarify this. when i first got my car, i used to stare at...
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they when einstein's, carnegies, but also the millions of women and men whose names history may not remember but whose actions helped to make as who we are, who built this country hand by hand, burke by brick. ck by brick. they all came here knowing what makes someone an american is not just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles. and the face in the idea that anyone from anywhere cannot write the next great chapter of our story. that is still true today. just ask alan. he is here today. there he is. now, he was born in mexico. he has -- he was brought to this country when he was a child. growing up he went to an american school. pledge of allegiance to the american flag. felt american in every way, and he was, except for one, on paper. in high school he watched his friends become of age, driving around town with their new license, earning extra cash from summer jobs at the mall. he knew he could not do those things. it did not matter that much. what mattered was earning an education so he could learn -- make it to his god-given potential. whenever the chance to emerge fro
they when einstein's, carnegies, but also the millions of women and men whose names history may not remember but whose actions helped to make as who we are, who built this country hand by hand, burke by brick. ck by brick. they all came here knowing what makes someone an american is not just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles. and the face in the idea that anyone from anywhere cannot write the next great chapter of our story. that is still true today. just ask alan. he is...
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. >> thank god we didn't have that in world war ii where einstein ended up in austria. >> my own view is if they're willing to come here or stay here after they've received a ph.d. from our universities, roll out the red carpet and don't try to count that against other visas that have been offered. >> think about the best and the brightest in this country. think about the high-tech companies in this country that have revolutionized the way we live, the way we work, whether you're talking about yahoo! or google or intel, go tech company after tech company after tech company. >> there are companies in minnesota trying to get a worker over. they can't. then they have to put their work overseas. so to have these people come, use some of those visa fees to pay for stem education for our own students, i think this could be a really positive for our country. >> don't you think that the republican party has pivoted on this issue, and the real question is what's it like working with senator rubio? >> well, again, this is a group effort with senator hatch and senator coons, others. i think it's
. >> thank god we didn't have that in world war ii where einstein ended up in austria. >> my own view is if they're willing to come here or stay here after they've received a ph.d. from our universities, roll out the red carpet and don't try to count that against other visas that have been offered. >> think about the best and the brightest in this country. think about the high-tech companies in this country that have revolutionized the way we live, the way we work, whether...